Governing Body
Welcome to our Governors Section
Our team of governors have a range of experience and expertise, including some representatives of the local community. Many have a thorough working knowledge of the school, and make a point of spending time in the classrooms with the children and staff. They attend training courses on all aspects of the curriculum and school management to ensure they have the necessary knowledge and skills to support the Headteacher in the effective running of the school.
The Governing Body takes a largely strategic role in the running of school. This includes:
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Ensuring the school's vision, ethos and strategic direction reflect those of the Church of England.
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Setting its aims and objectives.
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Setting policies and targets for achieving the objectives.
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Reviewing progress and reviewing the strategic framework in the light of progress.
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Holding the Headteacher to account for the educational performance of the school and its pupils.
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Overseeing the financial performance of the school and making sure money is well spent.
Foundation Governors
Name: Jamila Hounslow
Role: Chair of Governing Body / Chair of Pay Committee / Chair of Finance, Staffing and Building Committee
Responsibilities: Safeguarding
Date of appointment: December 2015 by Governing Body and Blackburn Diocese. Appointed Chair of Governors 12.09.19
Term of office expires: September 2022
Appointed by: PCC
Business /pecuniary interests:None
Material interests arising through school staff: Company directorship – Planning Solutions NW Ltd
Governance roles in other educational organisations: Governor at St Wilfrids's C of E Academy
Name: Heather Henderson
Role: Vice Chair of Governing Body / Chair of the Standards and Effectiveness Committee Committee / Member of the Pay and Performance Committee / Member of the Admissions Committee
Responsibilities:
Date of appointment: September 2015 by Governing Body and Blackburn Diocese. Appointed Vice Chair of Governors 12.09.19
Term of office expires: August 2018
Appointed by: PCC
Business /pecuniary interests : Married to the Bishop of Blackburn
Material interests arising through school staff : None
Governance roles in other educational organisations : Governor at St Wilfrids's C of E Academy and St Matthew's C of E Primary School
Name: Andrew Pratt
Role: Member of the Pay and Performance Committee / Member of the Finance, Staffing and Building Committee / Member of the Standards and Effectiveness Committee
Responsibilities: Link Governor
Date of appointment: 2013
Term of office expires:2022
Appointed by: PCC
Business /pecuniary interests: Own Business: sports shop.
Material interests arising through school staff: Father of a teacher at the school.
Governance roles in other educational organisations: None
Name: Gary Bullock
Role: Member of the Finance, Staffing and Building Committee
Responsibilities: Online Safety
Date of appointment:
Term of office expires:
Appointed by: PCC
Business /pecuniary interests:None
Material interests arising through school staff: None
Governance roles in other educational organisations:
Name: Mark Clayton
Role: member of the Finance, Staffing and Building Committee / Member of the Standards and Effectiveness Committee
Responsibilities: Health & Safety
Date of appointment: January 2020
Term of office expires: January 2024
Appointed by: PCC
Business /pecuniary interests:None
Material interests arising through school staff: None
Governance roles in other educational organisations: None
Staff Governors - 2
Deborah Withey - (Acting Headteacher)
Joanna Duckworth - (Acting Deputy Head) Appointed in April 2015 by Teaching Staff
Links with curriculum committee.
Parent Governors
Azin Ismael - Appointed March 2016 by nomination from parents.
Rizwana Patel - Appointed January 2017 by nomination from parents.
Recently retired governors
Jehanaka Turk. March 2013 – November 2015. Retired due to work commitments
Mrs A Ashraf. Retired April 2015
Mr M Ashraf. Retired April 2015
Mr S Gardner. Retired April 2015
Mr G Whitehead. May 2014 – April 2015. Retired due to work and family commitments
Mr S McNally. Retired April 2016.
Mrs Carla Martini. Retired July 2019.
Rev. Jonathan P.Milton-Thompson. Retired August 2019.
Mrs Janet Prowse. Retired as chair of governors 12.09.19
Mrs Sharon Roscoe. Retired as vice chair 12.09.19
Governors Attendance 2017-2018
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Spring 2018 |
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Autumn 2017 |
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Summer 2018 |
Autumn 2017 |
Spring 2018 |
Summer 2018 |
J Prowse |
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X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X | X |
S Roscoe |
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A Pratt |
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Rev J M Thompson |
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H Henderson |
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X |
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C Martini |
X |
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X |
X |
X |
X |
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J Duckworth |
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X |
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J Hounslow |
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A Ismael |
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R Patel |
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Governor attendance 2018-19
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Autumn 2018 |
Spring 2019 |
Summer 2019 |
Autumn 2018 |
Spring 2019 |
Summer 2019 |
Autumn 2018 |
Spring 2019 |
Summer 2019 |
Autumn 2018 |
Spring 2019 |
Summer 2019 |
J Prowse |
X |
X |
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X |
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S Roscoe |
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A Pratt |
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Rev J M Thompson |
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X |
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H Henderson |
X |
X |
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C Martini |
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X |
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J Duckworth |
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J Hounslow |
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A Ismael |
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R Patel |
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Governors Attendance 2019-2020
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Autumn 2019 |
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H Henderson |
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J Hounslow |
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A Ismael |
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R Patel G Bullock C Holmes |
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